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Although the reason why I use this as an excuse cannot be disclosed in detail, it is still possible to release the news that Huihe intends to get close to me through a beauty, and then plot against me.In less than a day, the whole army knew that Huihe Yang was obedient to the Yin and concealed evil intentions, and they were all gearing up to teach them a lesson.In order to add fire to the already high morale, I climbed to the north gate tower of Fengfu, and personally assured the soldiers below that if they can win the battle quickly, everyone will be rewarded.

Originally, the combined strength of the Hengsai Army and the Dingyuan Army was more than the maximum number that Huihe could dispatch, not to mention that our dynasty's food and grass supply base was far better than that of the bitter cold land in the northwest.With the presence of the emperor in person and the promise of rewards, no matter what excuses I use to send troops, the army will be high-spirited.

Central Shoujiang City is more than a hundred miles east of Fengfu, and West Shoujiang City is less than a hundred miles west of Fengfu.Although they were harassed by enemy troops, the headquarters of the Huihe Khans was located in the northwest, and it took time and effort for them to go around the Yinshan Mountains in order to reach the East Surrendered City.Obviously, the West Surrendered City is the real front line, and the fully equipped Fengfu garrison is heading west.

Since I sent Murong to Fengfu, he has been vigorously training the cavalry of the Hengsai Army and Dingyuan Army according to my request.It has been almost two years now: although the quantity and quality of the cavalry are still far from the ideal state I expected, they have made great progress compared to before. At least Huihe took advantage of the benefits and ran away. .

Most of the cavalry in the army also accelerated the marching speed.But overnight, the reinforced Dingyuan Army had arrived in Xishoujiang City.Murong first sent people to inform Mingwei General Cheng Dingzhong who was stationed in the city, and then asked all the soldiers to put out the torches and move forward, so as to minimize the possibility of being discovered by the Huihe people that the reinforcements had arrived.

Since the courier had been sent before departure, the connection between the two sides went very smoothly.Taking advantage of the cover of night, the army marched into the city silently.The people below went to arrange dinner, rest and other affairs, and all the generals in the army and the people in the military department followed me to hold a pre-war meeting.Also because of sufficient preparation, the meeting ended quickly, and everything will only be known in time.

A night without dreams.

When it was just dawn, I finished washing and eating, and wanted to go to the tower to see the situation.This place is more than a thousand miles north of Xingjing, and the northwest is basically the Gobi desert, which is indeed much colder than Xingjing.As soon as I went out, the cold wind blowing in curls brought the unique coldness of the morning to the collar and cuffs, and I couldn't help but tie my cloak even tighter.

"His Majesty."

Suddenly a voice came, and I immediately turned my head to look. "This early in the morning, Mr. Xie was waiting outside my door, is there something urgent?"

Xie Jingyu shook his head.He walked out from under the low eaves, but some thin snow had already fallen on his shoulders. "I expected that His Majesty would definitely want to climb the tower, so I got up half an hour earlier to let the sergeants get ready first."

How this person takes care of me is so comprehensive that I don't think anyone can find fault with him. "Don't delay the business."

"Of course I understand."

I thought so too—if I made too much noise, he would be the first to refuse. "You are here, what about the others?" I asked as I walked towards the gate of the courtyard, and at the same time motioned him to follow.

"All your colleagues are already up." Xie Jingyu replied, falling not too far away half a step behind me, "Several generals are mobilizing troops and horses, and Ou Shilang is dispatching the rear."

I nod my head. "Tell me in detail on the way."

The Surrendered City was built to resist the Hu people, so there are not many shops on both sides of the street, and the city is not too big.After I climbed the tower, Xie Jingyu's report was left with the last fragment.But as soon as I saw the scenery that existed only in my dreams before - the sky and the earth are one color, boundless - I was inevitably distracted, and I could only hear the howling of the cold wind in the north.

Xie Jingyu probably discovered it too.He wisely cut off the original conversation, and asked instead: "Your Majesty asked me earlier, which New Year's Eve is the most unforgettable for me. I replied that it was the surrendered city, and His Majesty also wanted to come after hearing that. Now, the deception is false." Seeing is believing, what does His Majesty think of this place?"

This question sounds simple, but it is actually very difficult.Let’s say it looks good, the garrison soldiers miss their homes every day; say it doesn’t look good, I still expect it to continue to fight against the barbarians categorically.I thought about it for a while, and only replied: "I am deeply impressed."

Xie Jingyu nodded when he heard this. "Indeed. Walking across the plains, yellow sand into the sky; Zitai Shuomo, Qinghai Changyun. When I first arrived, I was quite shocked by this situation."

Even though I was still distracted, I still couldn't help but have a subtle thought in my mind-opening my mouth is the opposite, Xie Jingyu is worthy of Xie Jiabaoshu. "The scenery is still the same, but things are different?"

Xie Jingyu was stunned.After a long time, he asked in a low voice: "How can Your Majesty guess what I'm thinking?"

I just hummed back to him.Again and again, if I can't figure it out, I will be ashamed of my reputation of being wise and martial!

Seeing that I didn't answer, Xie Jingyu shook his head slightly again. "But your majesty's guess is only half right. The scenery is indeed the same, and the people are indeed different; however, just as today's ministers are not the ministers of many years ago, how does your majesty know that the people around you are not as good as before?"

"I didn't say that today is not as good as it used to be." I couldn't help but retort.Just kidding, my goal in this life is to be a good emperor who strives for excellence, so why would I belittle myself for fun!

In the end, Xie Jingyu actually laughed. "His Majesty finally admitted it personally."

... What do you recognize?What did I recognize?

I was momentarily confused.Seeing that he looked a little complacent, I withdrew my attention from being distracted by Da Mo, and thought about it seriously.My rebuttal is aimed at the second half of his sentence, and the first half of the sentence can be agreed by default; and his so-called recognition is to say the first half of the sentence——

no?When I was in Yang Mansion, I asked him if he still thought the same as before, but his real answer was waiting for me in Xishoujiang City, three thousand miles away?

After figuring out the joints, I suddenly became a little angry. "Can't you be direct?" Admitting to me that those depressing thoughts have passed, even if it's for me, I will never think about it in the future, is it difficult?

Xie Jingyu blinked his eyes. "But His Majesty will understand."

The subtext, anyway, I will understand it, so it doesn't matter how it is expressed?

I couldn't laugh or cry, I had the urge to pull his ears.But looking at that face again, there was almost a playful smile on it, I thought about it, but couldn't do it.How many moments did he let go of his burden and really relax?One moment, or two moments?Since it is something that can be counted on one hand, it is even more rare to do so before facing the enemy, so it doesn't matter how much I pamper you?

"You, you..." I was about to make a helpless gesture of shaking my head and sighing, when suddenly there was a commotion beside the steps of the tower.The two turned their heads at the same time, and saw Cheng Dingzhong appearing in stride.

"Your Majesty, thank you." Cheng Dingzhong performed simple etiquette one by one, speaking very fast, "It will be dawn soon, and the Huihe people will come soon."

Hearing this, I quickly looked into the distance.Sure enough, some faintly floating black spots were approaching. "Is everything ready?"

Cheng Dingzhong nodded immediately. "Whether it's soldiers or rockets, everything is in place."

Because the desert terrain is open and unsheltered, speculation is useless here.In fact, the rocket is almost there, after all, the Huihe cavalry will not stand there and shoot you.This is exactly why I want a strong cavalry - tactical flexibility can win, and cavalry is the key factor.

"Very good." I nodded, "Then you will be in charge of the tower, and I will just watch from the side."

But after Cheng Dingzhong heard this, he still stood there straight, with hesitation on his face.

My eyes turned around on his and Xie Jingyu's faces, and I thought in my heart that I might be another guy who makes me retreat to the city lord's mansion and wait... "I want to see us win a big victory." I rushed before he could speak There was an undeniable reason.

But beyond my expectation, upon hearing these words, Cheng Dingzhong looked a lot better, and his original hesitation was also a little less. "Your Majesty, I heard something from General Murong."

"What?" I was a little confused.

"Your Majesty once fired three arrows in a row on Anrong City, and the arrows hit the morale of Tubo. General Murong praised Your Majesty for his outstanding archery skills, and no one in the world can match him." Cheng Dingzhong's speech was still fast, but this time Because of excitement.

"I'm afraid General Murong has added fuel and jealousy." I couldn't help laughing, "The arrow hit is true, but how does he know that no one in the world can defeat me?"

Cheng Dingzhong was a little suspicious when he heard the first sentence, but the latter sentence seemed to reassure him completely. "The minister..." He pondered over the words, "May I have the honor to meet you?"

This time I heard what he meant. "What's the matter?"

Cheng Dingzhong explained.It turned out that although the Huihe cavalry was very flexible, the generals generally issued orders from the eight-horse cart behind.In addition, there is a carriage in each of the four directions of the military formation, with command flags erected on it, for commanding formation changes.No matter what kind of carriage it is, it doesn't move too fast, so you can wait for an opportunity to make a cold shot.

I understood, but I was even more surprised. "General Cheng wants me to make a cold shot?"

Maybe I said it too bluntly, Cheng Dingzhong's originally dark face turned red. "On the tower, the general flag is indeed basically out of reach. But if you can break the command flags of the two sides in front, it will be much easier to break the formation, or even disperse the formation on the opposite side. I wanted to do this before, but there are not enough archers..."

"Okay." I stopped him from continuing. "But I came in a hurry and didn't bring a bow and arrow."

"The minister has prepared it for His Majesty!" Cheng Dingzhong hurriedly added.Before he could finish his sentence, a soldier presented a longbow as if by magic, a longbow that could only be drawn with great physical strength just by looking at it.

This was clearly planned for a long time, even Xie Jingyu who was watching was stunned. "Next time when this happens again," he said when he came back to his senses, slightly reproachful, "I will report to His Majesty before."

"Xie Xiang is very right!" Cheng Dingzhong hastily promised.

In my opinion, Cheng Dingzhong is so easy to talk because he is overexcited.But then again, it's always better to have a quick fight... "Find an open place quickly."

Cheng Dingzhong didn't react for a while. "What?"

I couldn't help but glared at him. "Practice your hands first!" It's not fun to make a fool of yourself if you don't have a hand feeling!

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History books contain:

In the summer of the fifth year of Qingping, the emperor came to Anrong City, shot three arrows sharply, and the Tubo army was in chaos...

In the winter of the seventh year of Qingping, the emperor came to the west to receive the surrendered city, shot with a hundred steps, and the Huihe army was in turmoil...

Comments from later generations: The ancient hundred steps are all empty fingers, and they are all exaggerated descriptions!

Taishi Ling: I have a huge injustice, and what I have recorded are all facts!